B113 Old Japanese Art, Silver Paper, folding Screen, Ink painting Fox's Wedding
Located in Niiza, JP
The ink painting depicts a fox wedding. This is a Japanese folktale referring to a "sun shower" (rain falling while the weather is sunny) and a strange phenomenon where mysterious li...
Paper
Japanese Four-Panel Screen, Fox and Moon Design
Located in Hudson, NY
With painted border and brocade detail. Mineral pigments with gold and silver dust on mulberry paper.
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Red Fox and Thistle with Wild Grass
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Red Fox and Thistle with Wild Grass In a winter landscape, by Kimoto Taika (1901-2001), signed and sealed, mineral pigments on mulberry paper.
Wood, Paper
Offline Order Template: Pair Japanese foxes
Located in Austin, TX
Offline Order Template
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
Sold
H 50.4 in W 18.12 in D 0.08 in
Japanese Shugendo Crow Tengu and Inari Fox Hand-painting 20th century
Located in Chiba, JP
Hand-painted Shugendo image on see-through silk, with ‘Karasu tengu’ (Crow-billed goblin) ridding on the Inari fox of divine messenger, expressing the final figure of ultimate monk h...
Silk
$1,750
H 68.12 in W 64.57 in D 0.79 in
B122 Japanese Antiques 2panels Byobu, paper, folding Screen Autumn grasses
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: paper, fabric on wooden frame One piece: W820×H1730mm×D17mm Painting seet: W550× H1290mm Unfolded size: W1640mm Folded size: W820×H1730×D35mm, 6kg Packaging (sandwiched wit...
Cedar, Paper
$2,000
H 53.94 in W 104.34 in D 0.79 in
B46 Old Japanese 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen, brown-rimmed
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: Paper, wooden frame 1 piece: Width 435 x Height 1370 x Depth 18 mm Expanded size: Width 2650 mm Folded size: Width 455 x Height 1370 x Depth 100 mm, weight 9 kg estimate Pa...
Paper
$3,595
H 69.5 in W 60 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Two Panel Meiji Edo Folding Byobu Landscape House Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, large two-panel antique Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a nature landscape scene with a lone house, perhaps a tea house, hidden in the trees and foliage with dist...
Gold Leaf
Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Flowers and Landscape
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A Japanese mid-sized six-panel folding screen depicting an elegant landscape of flowering trees and plants, flowing water, rocky outcrops, distant hills, and a bird in flight. The c...
Wood, Paper
$10,000
H 65.5 in W 140 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Large Edo Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Landscape Monkeys Trees
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous, wonderfully composed six-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen/room divider depicting a family of playful monkeys among the blooming trees and mountainous lands...
Gold Leaf
B20 Japanese Antiques 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Silver-covered folding screen Material: Paper on wooden frame One piece: W600×H1745mm×D20mm, Unfolded size: W3630mm Folded size: W615×H1745×D105mm, 12kg Estimate packing size: (sandw...
Paper
$2,000
H 65.95 in W 94.49 in D 13 in
Old Japanese woodblock print folding screen/room partition/object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a woodblock-printed folding screen made in Japan during the Showa period, featuring writings by a Chinese calligrapher. It is a passage from a story written by a famous Chin...
Paper
B127 Old Japanese 2panels Byobu, folding Screen, Hawk and Pine
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: paper, wooden frame One piece: W760×H1510mm×D18mm Unfolded size: W1520mm Folded size: W760×H1510mm×D36mm, 4kg Packaging (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 10cm x 80cm x 160c...
Paper
$4,800
H 68.25 in W 150 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Merrymaking in the Chinese Countryside
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century Japanese Edo period six panel folding byobu screen made in the Kano school style. Beautifully crafted with signature after Kano Tan'yu. Ink and natural color pigme...
Gold Leaf
$3,800
H 72.05 in W 152.76 in D 0.79 in
B120 Old Japanese 6panels Byobu, Paper, folding Screen with Flower＆bird painting
Located in Niiza, JP
Flower and bird painting Material: Paper on wooden frame, colored One piece: W640×H1825mm×D20mm, Unfolded size: W3880mm Folded size: W660×H1825×D110mm 16kg Packaging (sandwiched wi...
Fabric, Paper
B51 Old Japanese Antiques Silver folding screen, Byobu 2panel
Located in Niiza, JP
Unfolded size: 1700 x 1675 x 20 mm Foldable: 850 x 1675 x 40 mm, 7kg Estimated size after packaging (sandwiched between 9 mm plywood): 11 cm x 93 cm x 175 cm Weight 25KG An atmosp...
Fabric, Paper
$1,595
H 22.5 in W 60 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Screen Eternal Spring Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous four-panel Showa Period Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a beautiful nature scene with a stunning piercing blue blossoming flowers placed along the waterway landsca...
Gold Leaf
$1,800
H 59.85 in W 59.45 in D 0.79 in
B31 Japanese Antiques 2panels, paper, folding Screen with flower
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: paper on wooden frame One piece: W755×H1520mm×D15mm, Unfolded size: W1510mm Folded size: W755×H1520×D30mm, 5kg Packaging (sandwiched with 5-10mm plywood): 12cm x 83cm x 16...
Paper
$2,400
H 68.9 in W 143.31 in D 0.79 in
B30 Japanese Antiques 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen, red-rimmed
Located in Niiza, JP
Silver foil folding screen Material: Paper pasted on wooden frame 1 piece: Width 600 x Height 1745 x Depth 20 mm Expanded size: Width 3640 mm Folded size: Width 620 x Height 1745 x D...
Paper
$9,500
H 67 in W 138 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Chinese Asian Large Six-Panel Folding Byobu Screen Mythical Landscape
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, strangely beautiful, unusually engaging, and alluring hand-painted large six-panel Japanese/Asian Byobu folding screen depicting an almost magical/ mythical nature scene ...
Gold Leaf
$2,000
H 59.06 in W 94.49 in D 0.2 in
F20 Japanese Antiques, Ink painting Noren (traditional Japanese curtain)
Located in Niiza, JP
unfolded size: Width *About 240cm Height *About 150cm 1-2kg Estimated packing size: 37 × 30 × 18cm 6kg A charming, off-white noren (traditional Japanese curtain). The fabric, w...
Linen
Vintage Art Deco Rotating Bookshelf Bibliotheque
By Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Art Deco style rotating library, bookshelf, bibliotheque, constructed of solid wood, probably walnut, walnut veneers. The piece features interior cubbies which have adjus...
Wood
$48,445
H 63.78 in W 206.7 in D 13 in
Ilmari Tapiovaara 'Palan' Bookshelf for Asko, Finnish Design, 1957
By Asko, Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Diest, BE
This monumental bookshelf "Pala" or "Palan" is by Finnish designer Ilmari Tapiovaara (1914-1999) for Asko, Finland 1950's. Expositions: The exhibition of industrial form, Helsinki ...
Wood, Teak
$14,419
H 72.84 in W 144.1 in D 0.79 in
A four-panel folding screen depicting a white peacock, signed Yukihiko Kurihara
Located in Milano, IT
An unusual four-panel folding screen depicting a majestic white peacock and a flowering cherry tree, painted on paper with gold powder ground. The scene shows the peacock, rendered w...
Gold Leaf
$3,850
H 30 in W 32.5 in D 10 in
China Beautiful Large Natural Frothy Waters Waves Screen Dali Painting
Located in South Burlington, VT
This old Chinese extraordinary natural stone marble "painting" of a frothy wave scene is both unique and remarkable. It has been custom mounted in an old footed hand carved screen e...
Marble
Pair of 18th century Wax "Damned Souls" Roundels
Located in Leesburg, VA
In the dimly lit private chapels and wunderkammern (cabinets of curiosities) of 18th-century Europe, art was often utilized as a visceral conduit for spiritual contemplation. This st...
Ebony
$6,500
H 22 in W 31 in D 16 in
Brazilian Modern Rosewood Bench with Two-Drawer Cabinet & Shearling Cushion
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional example of Brazilian Modern craftsmanship, this sculptural telephone bench from the 1960s transforms an everyday domestic object into a refined architectural statement...
Sheepskin, Rosewood
$8,600
H 15.5 in W 10.25 in D 0.1 in
Prewar Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Honmon-ji Temple Ikegami Kawase Hasui
By Kawase Hasui 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pre-war fine print by Kawase Hasui (1883–1957) depicts the approach to the famous temple in Tokyo Ikegami Honmon-ji on a snowy day. Created in 1931, the image captures the serene a...
Paper
$5,500
H 42 in W 68 in D 38 in
Restored Horizontal Stacked Restored Rattan L-shaped Corner Bar w/ Foot Rest
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored, Large 68" wide stacked rattan curved Mid-century dry bar. The bar has two shelves along the back for easy storage of spirits and glasses, along with a ratt...
Rattan, Wood
$13,800
H 94.49 in W 156.7 in D 13.39 in
Italian Postmodern Architectural Wall Unit in Lacquered Black and Blue Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bookcase or wall unit, colored wood, Italy, 1970s This striking polychrome bookcase is a quintessential example of early postmodern interior design. Constructed from colored lacquer...
Brass
$10,359Sale Price|20% Off
H 69.3 in W 143.71 in D 3.94 in
Kano School Japan Byôbu Screen “Wild Horses”, Kano School, Edo period
By Japanese Studio
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind Japanese folding screen, or byōbu, with six panels depicting a delicate and graceful scene of wild horses in a natural setting. Masterfully painted with ink and waterco...
Brass
$9,062
H 33.47 in W 37.21 in D 18.71 in
Mid-Century Modern Style Italian Cabinet Wood, Brass and Colored Glass
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Italian Mid-Century Sideboard in Colored Glass and Brass, 1950s Elegant Italian sideboard composed of two folding doors with an interior fully lined in grey velvet and fitted with a...
Brass
Petite Chinese Tea Tray with Rose Mirror, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple lines, a modest form, and a layer of hand-brushed lacquer give this petite Qing-dynasty tray a provincial charm that recalls the warmth of home. Rich with character, the tray ...
Wood, Lacquer, Mirror
$2,100
H 59.85 in W 53.55 in D 0.79 in
Antique Japanese Folding Screen, Hand-Painted Wood & Paper, Showa Era
Located in Fukuoka, JP
In Japanese art, folding fans (ōgi) are symbols of prosperity and the unfolding path of life, as their shape widens outward like a journey toward new horizons. Each fan on this scree...
Wood, Paper
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Pine Grove
Located in Hudson, NY
A nice example of a textile screen in the design of pine trees in mass. Japanese Dyed fabric technique with natural wood trim. Signature reads: Nagemitsu
Fabric, Wood
Petite Chinese Tea Tray with Rose Mirror, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple lines, a modest form, and a well-worn finish give this small Qing-dynasty tray a provincial charm that recalls the warmth of home. The tray has a beveled pinewood frame, now m...
Mirror, Pine
$1,567
H 22.64 in W 29.73 in D 1.03 in
Traditional Japanese woodblock print by Shufu Miyamoto "Water plants"
Located in Weesp, NL
Import of Art into the US should be exempt from all U.S. import tariffs but please check. Shufu Miyamoto (Japanese, b. 1950) – Water Weeds at Hiroshima, 1984 Artist’s Proof (A.P.) ...
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Traditional Asian paintings were often created on scrolls and folding screens. Artisans made screens that could be folded up or spread out by connecting several panels using hinges. Today, antique Asian folding screens and paintings are sophisticated decorative accents that can serve as makeshift partitions to ensure privacy.
The original folding screens were created by Chinese artists. The earliest record of screens comes from the 2nd century B.C., and surviving examples date back to the Ming dynasty. Chinese painting utilizes many of the same tools as calligraphy — these screens were crafted from wood with painted panels featuring striking art or calligraphy that told cultural stories or represented nature and life in the area.
The practice was introduced to Japan, where paintings for screens were made on paper and silk, in the 8th century. These paintings frequently feature subjects such as landscapes, animals, flowers and Buddhist religious themes. Along with screens for tea ceremonies and dance backgrounds, there were screens for use in Shinto and Buddhist temples.
In the 17th century, screens began to be imported to Europe where their popularity grew. Coco Chanel famously collected Coromandel folding screens.
Traditional Asian paintings can make a tasteful addition to any wall, and screens can be used as decoration or, in the case of larger iterations, as an aesthetic way to divide a large room. Browse the selection of antique Asian paintings and screens from a variety of styles and eras on 1stDibs.
Decorated with white cranes and the sought-after thousand-butterflies motif, the Meiji-period vessel offers both a celebration of traditional aesthetics and a clear reflection of the era’s appetite for exquisite export pieces.
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